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Largest deepfake porn site shuts down forever
Unknown hero pulls the plug on biggest AI porn platform.
F1 in Miami: Like normal F1, but everyone wears pastels
The Miami event exemplifies the new breed of F1 venues, but it races well.
On cusp of storm season, NOAA funding cuts put hurricane forecasting at risk
Tropical cyclone track forecasts are 75 percent more accurate than they were in 1990.
SpaceX pushed “sniper” theory with the feds far more than is publicly known
"It came out of nowhere, and it was really violent."
The Last of Us packs new characters and new revelations into its latest episode
Plus: Kyle and Andrew discuss '80s pop covers and free jazz. No, seriously...
Review: Thunderbolts* is a refreshing return to peak Marvel form
That weird asterisk in the title makes sense once the credits roll, but we're not gonna spoil it for you.
Chips aren’t improving like they used to, and it’s killing game console price cuts
Op-ed: Slowed manufacturing advancements are upending the way tech progresses.
A DOGE recruiter is staffing a project to deploy AI agents across the US government
A startup founder said that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees.
In his first 100 days, Trump launched an “all-out assault” on the environment
The threat posed by Trump's administration is on a new level," environmental groups and legal experts say.
We finally know a little more about Amazon’s super-secret satellites
Amazon's Kuiper satellites look nothing like SpaceX's Starlink.
Health care company says Trump tariffs will cost it $60M–$70M this year
The health care sector is bracing for higher prices and potential shortages.
DOJ confirms it wants to break up Google’s ad business
The advertising remedy trial will begin on September 22.
Editorial: Censoring the scientific enterprise, one grant at a time
Recent grant terminations are a symptom of a widespread attack on science.
Judge on Meta’s AI training: “I just don’t understand how that can be fair use”
Judge downplayed Meta's messed up" torrenting in lawsuit over AI training.
Microsoft’s new “passwordless by default” is great but comes at a cost
The move is part of an industry-wide push for users to adopt passkeys.
Texas goes after toothpaste in escalating fight over fluoride
Colgate and Crest toothpastes are in the crosshairs.
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board
Budget document derides research and science-based policy as "woke," "scams."
NASCAR, IMSA, IndyCar, F1: GM’s motorsport boss explains why it goes racing
Motorsports remains a great way to train good engineers.
Screwworms are coming—and they’re just as horrifying as they sound
US is now scrambling to use aerial bombs of sterilized flies to halt the spread.
Claude’s AI research mode now runs for up to 45 minutes before delivering reports
New feature searches hundreds of sources to build a document-but is it accurate?
Google teases NotebookLM app in the Play Store ahead of I/O release
NotebookLM is a genuinely useful AI tool, and it's coming to your phone.
Cyborg cicadas play Pachelbel’s Canon
Such insect-computer hybrid speakers might one day be used to transmit warnings in emergencies.
“Blatantly unlawful”: Trump slammed for trying to defund PBS, NPR
Defunding PBS and NPR risks devastating rural communities, networks say.
Some flies go insomniac to ward off parasites
There are negative consequences for the flies, but they avoid being eaten alive.
White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs
"SLS alone costs $4 billion per launch and is 140 percent over budget."
Spotify seizes the day after Apple is forced to allow external payments
Apple quickly approved updated app with payment links, prices, and promotions.
Epic Games Store completely eliminates revenue fees for smaller developers
Epic takes no cut for first $1 million in annual per-game revenue under new plan.
Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit
"Gives you a sense of how big this crisis is."
Grand Theft Auto VI gets pushed back to May 26, 2026
Rockstar: Extra time will let us "deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve."
DOGE put a college student in charge of using AI to rewrite regulations
The DOGE operative has been tasked with rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Rocket Report: Starbase the city is coming soon; Alpha remains in beta
"A commitment to keeping on with the Moon mission is the key requirement."
“Older than Google,” this Elder Scrolls wiki has been helping gamers for 30 years
Interviewing the people behind the 30-year-old Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages.
Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests
Survey of 2023-2024 data finds that AI created more tasks for 8.4 percent of workers.
Why MFA is getting easier to bypass and what to do about it
Why multifactor authentication based on one-time passwords and push notifications fails.
New study accuses LM Arena of gaming its popular AI benchmark
The popular AI vibe test may not be as fair as it seems.
Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits
There's a time and there's a place. Federal court is neither.
New material may help us build Predator-style thermal vision specs
Films of IR-sensitive material only tens of nanometers thick are tough to make.
Sen. Susan Collins blasts Trump for cuts to scientific research
New study shows budget cuts to research would significantly hurt the economy in the long run.
The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage: Achingly beautiful and thrilling to drive
It took time to get confident with the Vantage, and it did not like rain.
Neanderthals invented their own bone weapon technology by 80,000 years ago
Neanderthals used sleek bone projectiles to hunt big game.
Google is quietly testing ads in AI chatbots
Unsurprisingly, an advertising company is finding more places to run ads.
Gaming news site Polygon gutted by massive layoffs amid sale to Valnet
Polygon cofounder says he's "just completely sickened by this news."
Meet the winners of the 2025 Dance Your PhD contest
There are four broad categories-physics, chemistry, biology, and social science-liberally defined.
Tesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEO
Tesla board contacted exec search firms to find Musk replacement, WSJ reports.
Microsoft raises prices on Xbox hardware, says “some” holiday games will be $80
You'll have to pay $80 to $100 more for an Xbox console going forward.
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
This kind of thing happens, and that's why we build redundancy into our missions."
Fortnite will return to iOS as court slams Apple’s “interference“ and ”cover-up“
Judge refers Apple for criminal contempt over hiding its attempt to thwart a 2021 injunction.
If you’re in the market for a $1,900 color E Ink monitor, one of them exists now
Display has a nice design and plenty of ports, but color E Ink has downsides.
DNA links modern pueblo dwellers to Chaco Canyon people
People in Picuris Pueblo wanted to know how they got there, contacted researchers.
Raspberry Pi cuts product returns by 50% by changing up its pin soldering
Combining both the big and little solder jobs made a big difference.
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